Upcoming events

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• 8th ELSI symposium “Extending Views of Catalysis”
  2020-02-03 to 2020-02-07, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Ookayama Campus, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro, Tokyo,
  
  The GOAL of this symposium is to bring together researchers from various fields to extend our views of catalysis; to link theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches to better understand the phenomenon known as "Catalysis" and the complexity that we observe on Earth and beyond.
  
  List of speakers:
  • Shuji Akiyama (Institute for Molecular Science, NINS)
  • Carmen Gaina (University of Oslo)
  • John Hernlund (Earth-Life Science Institute)
  • Jill McDermott (Lehigh University)
  • Bénédicte Menez (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris)
  • Toshiko Ichiye (Georgetown University)
  • Eric Smith (Earth-Life Science Institute)
  • Shuji Nakanishi (Osaka University)
  • Ager Joel (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Takafumi Ueno (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
  • Yoshiya Ikawa (Toyama University)
  • Yan Qiao (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
  • Sheref Mansy (University of Alberta)
  • Tomoko Matsuda (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
  • Benjamin Carbonnier (Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marnee)
  
  If you have any questions regarding the symposium please contact us: sympo8@elsi.jp
  
  Sincerely,
  Ryuhei Nakamura and Kosuke Fujishima
  Co-Chairs of 8th ELSI symposium
  


• Winter School "First solids and planetesimals: formation conditions and evolution"
  2020-02-23 to 2020-02-28, Les Houches, French northern Alps
  
  The school will take place in a dynamic scientific context with new emerging models of the formation conditions of the first solids of the Solar System based on meteorite studies. In addition, important theoretical developments have been established on the conditions of dust coagulation and gas-dust instabilities in accretion disks. Finally, the observation with the ALMA interferometer (Chile) revealed complex structures with the systematic presence of rings and gaps in all extended protoplanetary disks. These new models and observations offer a unique opportunity to advance our understanding of the formation and evolution of the first objects in planetary systems, which are characterized by extremely complex phenomena at different scales. The school will thus address multiple complementary aspects of the formation of the Solar System through lectures that will be given by specialists.
  This is an interdisciplinary school, at the frontier between planetary science, chemistry of interstellar medium and cosmochemistry.
  The school is open to Ph.D. students and researchers who wish to broaden their knowledge. The lectures will be accessible to non specialists, but a background in planetary sciences, geo/cosmochemistry or astrophysics is required. All lectures will be in English.
  


• Introductory Astrobiology Course RED'20
  2020-03-08 to 2020-03-14, Ornithological Park of le Teich (33, France)
  
  Registrations are now open for the Introductory Astrobiology Course RED'20.
  
  This Training School is addressed to
  • Any student preparing his PhD thesis in Astronomy, Geology, Chemistry, Biology or History/Philosophy of sciences in France or any other country.
  • Any students or young scientist wishing to acquire an interdisciplinary training in astrobiology to complete their initial training and to be able to address issues about the origins of life on Earth, its evolution and its distribution in the Universe.<(li>
  Lecture will be given in English, dead line for registration: January 30th 2020.
  Some grants for european PhD/Post docs are available (stay expenses only, not travels).
  
  Registration deadline: 2020-01-30


• Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON)
  2020-04-20 to 2020-04-24, La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain)
  
  The Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON) will take place at the La Palma and Teneguia Princess Hotel on La Palma Island (Canary Islands, Spain) from 20-24 April 2020. During this meeting also the 2nd General Assembly of the EAI will take place. Scientific sessions are planned covering the following themes:
  • Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems and Detection of Habitable Worlds
  • The Pathway to Complexity: From Simple Molecules to First Life
  • Planetary Environments and Habitability
  • Evolution and Traces of Early Life and Life under Extreme Condition
  • Biosignatures and the Detection of Life beyond Earth
  • Historical, Philosophical, Societal and Ethical Issues in Astrobiology
  • Tracing Life and Identifying Habitable Environments
  • Impacts and their Role in the Evolution of Planets, Moons and Life
  • Protoplanetary disks and their physical and chemical processes
  The meeting will be open to all interested scientists and students from Europe and beyond.
  
  La Palma offers a multitude of relevant research infrastructures (telescopes) and locations (active volcanoes, recent lava fields, Mars-analogue landscapes, etc. During the conference excursion many of these will be visited. An excursion to telescopes and interesting geological sites will be organised on Friday 24th and an optional after conference walk (Saturday 25 April) along the Volcano route (Ruta de los Volcanes) spanning several active volcanoes above 1600m altitude will be offered. Also outreach events for the general public will be held.
  
  The venue offers 4-star accommodation at very good prices (e.g. less than EUR 70,- per person and day for full board in single room). Also the registration fees are low.
  
  Abstract submission deadine: 2020-01-15
  Registration and accommodation booking deadline: 2020-02-01


• Molecular Origins of Life, Munich (MOM) conference
  2020-07-09 to 2020-07-10, Literaturhaus, Munich
  
  The biannual Molecular Origins of Life, Munich addresses one of the most fundamental questions of science: How could life originate on Earth? With more than 20 lectures accompanied by discussion sessions and over 150 participants, this international conference brings together scientists from wide range of disciplines, namely: astrophysics, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, geobiology, geochemistry and theoretical physics. Only the combined effort from renowned experts from various disciplines can be successful in retracing the origins of life under experimental conditions and pave the way towards answering some of the most pertinent questions: What were the conditions on early Earth? Which chemicals could serve as precursors for the synthesis of living systems on Earth and on other planets? How did the very first genetic material in lifeforms develop? How could Darwinian evolution emerge? What were the first metabolic pathways? The conference's aim is to represent and to discuss the state of the art in the origin of life field.
  
  Poster abstract submission deadline: 2020-05-25
  Registration deadline: 2020-06-21


• Fifth Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life (NoR CEL) Conference
  2020-08-25 to 2020-08-27, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
  
  For more information contact norcelgroup (at) gmail.com.
  
  Deadline for Registration and abstract submission: 2020-06-30


• EANA2020
  2020-09-01 to 2020-09-04, Bologna, Italy
  
  EANA2020 will take place in Bologna (IT) from 1 to 4 September.
  Details will be provided in January.